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Firefighting crews are making progress in containing a wildfire in Madison County that has scorched close to 60 acres and threatened a dozen homes and structures.
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Some big names in the field of climate science - many of them locals - are headlining a Town Hall style event to help the public understand how the findings in the country’s latest climate change report card can help Western North Carolina become more resilient.
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The last trace of moderate drought in the far southwestern part of North Carolina has vanished, according to the most recent US Drought Monitor map.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio will be a host newsroom for an early-career journalist as part of a Report for America state cohort in 2024. Journalists interested in this position can submit their application by January 31, 2024.
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will retire at the end of this year, leaving just weeks left in his time in office.
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This is Climate Week at NPR. Reporting teams have been searching the world for solutions to climate change and this week, they have been sharing their discoveries during Morning Edition and All Things Considered.Western North Carolina is a hub of climate scientists and communicators. Meet some of the local science professionals in the region.
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BPR reflections on longtime Asheville Citizen Times journalist Tony Kiss.
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The creation of a senior regional reporting position reflects Blue Ridge Public Radio’s commitment to serving all of its 14-county service area, and follow Knoepp's recent award from the Public Media Journalists Association.
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Laura Hackett will join BPR beginning Monday, June 26 as its full-time general assignment reporter focused on issues, events and government in Asheville and Buncombe County.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio has selected Laura Lee as its new News Director. Lee will guide BPR's journalists to innovate and adapt its reporting across radio, digital, and social media, and strengthen our collaborations with other news outlets.